COMMERCIAL.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume I, Issue 100, 16 August 1873, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Bat of Tlextx Times Office, F riiiay idveniug. Tatkakga is “ looking up” at last. Lund, both township and suburban, is rapidly rising in value, and, what is more to the purpose, changing bauds at the iuipr ved ride. Several inquiries have been made of late for large tracts of country, for agricultural purposes, in this distiict. In consequence of the inclemency of the weather general trade has been dull during the last few days, but, on the whole, business is daily improving. Messrs Booth and Co.’s auction sales on Wednesday and Thursday were postponed uu account of the heavy rains. We give the following local quotations as retail prices ; Oats, 7s to Ss ; maize (New Zealand), ds to (5s Gd ; Sydney maize, none in stock ; bran, 2s to 2s l»cl; chad, hs; sharps, Ids per ewt ; flour. Ids, Ids, and 20s per IOOIbs j pot aloes, C 5 to £5 10s per tun ; bacon, Sd to Is ; hams, 10.1 to Is j cheese (colonial), Is ■ eggs, Is fkl to Is ltd ; fifcsh butter. Is 0d to 2s ; salt butler, Is -Id to Is 0d (scarce). An increase in. the price of general oilmen’s stores is contemplated should the new tariff be carried out in its integrity ; but from late advices we do not apprehend this will take place. The following arc the latest quotations of the Aucidanu markets obtained from telegraphic and other sources:

COLONIAL PRODUCE

3. d. s, d. s. d. s. d. Butter, per lb. 1 C-0 0 Ducts 4 0-5 0 Cheese ... 0 7i~o 9 Geese ... 4- 0-5 0 Eees, per doz. 1 0-0 0 Turkeys 4 u-5 0 Lard, per lb. 0 7-0 0 Bacon 0 9-0 0 Fowls, pair 4 o—4 0 Hams ... 1 2-0 0 Good Salt Butter, Is. BEE ADS TUFFS. ruors. Millers' Price, per Ion —Ist quality ... £l7 Fine Flour —household ... ... ... £l4 Seconds, £l2; Sharps, £7 10s Bakers’ Price, per lb, ... ... ... 3d Eras', Is Cd per bushel. Bbead, per 21b. loaf, 4 i to -lid. Cabin Biscuit, per 1001 b. ... ... Retail, 225. MAIZE, OATS, POTATOES, ETC. 'SViIOLKSALS Maize, 5s per bushel Oats, 5s Cd per bushel Potatoes, £5 to £5 10s per ton Hay, £3 10s to £4 10s per ton Straw, £3 5s to £3 10s per ton Chad, £0 per ton EAUSI GUM AND FLAX. Gfil. —Ordinary ... ... 22# to 24? per ewt Superior ... ... 24# to 20s per cwt Fi-UC.—Finest quality ... £2O per nan ' Second quality ... £l4 to £lB per ton Tow ... ~ £7 fco £S per con BUILDING MATERIALS.

Timber : Boards and scantling, 100 ft, 0# i>d to 1-is 01, Us at adil ; planed, tongued, and grooved, 12s 6d to 17b. New Zealand paling?, oft, 10s ; 6ft, 13s ; teatree rails, £2 10s per 100 ; puriri posts, £•', per 100; shingle?, 6s to 14s per 1,000; Hobart Town palings, sft, 16s ; Git, IBs j Hobart Town rails, 70s.